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MA Contemporary Performance Practices was developed with leading theatre and digital art innovators ZU-UK. This year in partnership with Coney, #ZUmasters bring back the Artistic Leadership Talk Series, and will host a range of multidisciplinary speakers - from dancers and choreographers to clowns to magicians to activists and researchers.

All of the Artistic Leadership Talks will be presented in East London. The two day intensive on 31st January and 1st February as well as the talks on 1st and 8th March will take place at GAS Station, Hamilton Road, while the remaining talks will be given at the University Square Stratford.

All events are FREE OF CHARGE, but places are limited - early registration is heartily recommended!

Any questions about the event or MA Contemporary Performance Practices - J.Ramos@uel.ac.uk

The Artistic Leadership Talk Series explore the role of artists today, and examines contemporary case-studies for artist-led initiatives and models within and beyond the Arts Industries.

We work with whatever is at the company’s disposal to create extraordinary experiences for our audiences. ZU-UK don’t limit ourselves to particular artistic disciplines as we believe the form should suit the idea, and not the other way round. Therefore the form our work takes will change depending on each new artistic proposition.

Our six hour, overnight performance Hotel Medea (2009-2012) is considered a pioneer of what is today referred to as ‘immersive theatre’. ZU-UK’s work on the Dramaturgy of Participation has been widely written about and forms the basis for the company’s approach to audience experience.

We believe artists should champion their practice as a vital contributor to political discourse and cultural debate. ZU-UK have a rich history of cross-disciplinary collaboration which enables us to constantly questions our assumptions about art and art-making. This approach also allows us to constantly experiment with new methods of producing live art works and of finding different ways of articulating our practice to new communities

The Artistic Leadership Talk Series is presented in partnership with Coney.

ABOUT CONEY:

Coney are interactive theatre-makers.

We create games, adventures and play where people can choose to take a meaningful part. Our work takes place anywhere that people gather: in theatres, schools, museums, on the streets and online and always follows the principles of adventure, curiosity and loveliness.

The experience starts when you first hear about it, and only ends when you stop thinking and talking about it.

We make play with ideas that resonate in the world around us: from the everyday to the extraordinary. Our work is inspired by the belief that the world can be magical place where ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Collaboration and dialogue are at the heart of how we make work: with audiences, peers, partners, and a network of makers.